Grasshopper
Young Bun
Anyone know of alternatives to a bladder flush? Any joy getting abscess in ears treated?
Am in a quandary about what to do with my only remaining bunny. About two months ago we took him to the vets to get a small tooth burr removed. He'd started to go off his food a couple of days before. After the general we couldn't get him eating properly again. I thought maybe he'd got a sore jaw after the dental. He even went back for an overnight stay at the vets, but nearly two months later he's still reliant on metacam, metoclopramide and zantac to keep him eating. He's been back to the vets since. He has sludgey bladder and possibly an abscess in his ear. I was really reluctant to get him treated because just the drive to the vets is sooo stressful, I didn't think he had much chance of pulling through. It seemed more humane. Especially as his teeth were getting long too...
Then we found science select and he's been gobbling it down. His poos are a good size and I finally found one species of grass he will eat. He's still very picky though and won't eat hay.
So now I wonder if he could cope with a bladder flush and check if he has got an abscess at the same time.
He seems happy in himself, lounges around in the middle of the room with a toddler roaming about. He's even started enjoying us stroking him having been aloof since we got him 2 years ago.
Oh, we have to move house, and vet, at the end of August....
Would you get him treated? Or stick with the painkillers till he stops looking comfortable and say good-bye? [emoji53]
Can't decide for the best...
Rachel
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Am in a quandary about what to do with my only remaining bunny. About two months ago we took him to the vets to get a small tooth burr removed. He'd started to go off his food a couple of days before. After the general we couldn't get him eating properly again. I thought maybe he'd got a sore jaw after the dental. He even went back for an overnight stay at the vets, but nearly two months later he's still reliant on metacam, metoclopramide and zantac to keep him eating. He's been back to the vets since. He has sludgey bladder and possibly an abscess in his ear. I was really reluctant to get him treated because just the drive to the vets is sooo stressful, I didn't think he had much chance of pulling through. It seemed more humane. Especially as his teeth were getting long too...
Then we found science select and he's been gobbling it down. His poos are a good size and I finally found one species of grass he will eat. He's still very picky though and won't eat hay.
So now I wonder if he could cope with a bladder flush and check if he has got an abscess at the same time.
He seems happy in himself, lounges around in the middle of the room with a toddler roaming about. He's even started enjoying us stroking him having been aloof since we got him 2 years ago.
Oh, we have to move house, and vet, at the end of August....
Would you get him treated? Or stick with the painkillers till he stops looking comfortable and say good-bye? [emoji53]
Can't decide for the best...
Rachel
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk